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<br /> ..__"__"'.__. . ..0."..._"- --...,~ <br /> ,. . <br /> .' 5 <br /> . ,. <br /> .. . Unrestrictive use - Funds can be used for any type of <br /> administrative, planning, reconstruction, or other use <br /> ~.. associated with storm drainage. <br /> i <br /> i. <br /> . Leqal defensibility - More and more special assessment <br /> ! projects are being challenged in courts, as benefits are <br /> , difficult to allocate for properties on high ground which <br /> , drain their water downstream. <br /> r" . Tax levy reduction - The tax levy can be lowered by no <br /> ( longer funding these activities from tax-supported general <br /> funds. Note that the tax levy cap has been lifted in <br /> ," 1993, but it may not be permanent. <br /> ! <br /> i Simplicity and flexibility - Securing city approval, <br /> . <br /> developing a charge system, explaining to the public, and <br /> , . adding an extra line on utility bills are not too <br /> difficult, and the fee system is adaptable to local <br /> situations. <br /> "" The disadvantages of the storm water utility fund are: <br /> r' . Income tax reduction - The property taxes of single family <br /> I. households can be an itemized income tax deduction. storm <br /> water utility charges are not deductible. Therefore, under <br /> r'. a storm water utility fund, the actual amount that comes <br /> L- out of their pocket could be increased. <br /> . Coatly - There will be a cos't to implement the system. <br /> [' This will include the time and energy required to evaluate <br /> , the typical run-off for each land use zone in the city, <br /> l... <br /> determine actual fees, and change the billing process to <br /> include the extra fee. There will also be an operating <br /> cost for this utility. This will include processing <br /> . . requests for adjustments and updating charges whenever <br /> land is subdivided rezoned or developed. <br /> ~- . Resistance to a change from existinq policy - with the <br /> conversion to the storm water utility fund there could be <br /> I some opposition from the citizens that have recently been <br /> L assessed the cost of reconstructing their storm sewer. <br /> These people may wait many years before they see any <br /> r benefit from this fund, therefore perceiving this program <br /> <- as an inequitable system. <br /> Ii" <br /> n' Determination of the storm drainaqe charqe <br /> , Now that the storm water utility fund is introduced, the <br /> question is, "How much is this ,going to cost me?" <br /> 1" <br /> L. 1.. Determine the run-off each parcel. produces. <br /> , <br /> As mentioned. run-off evaluation will need to be , <br /> , <br /> completed for use zone. Roseville used the <br /> , . <br />